Monkey Hanging from a Branch, Spring 1770, Maruyama Ōkyo, Japanese, Shijō, 1733 - 1795, 34 1/2 × 12 1/8 in. ( × cm) (image)71 1/2 × 18 3/8 in. ( × cm) (mount), ink and light color on silk, Japan, 18th century, Maruyama Ōkyo founded the Maruyama school of art and based his works on direct observation of nature, giving them a distinct realism. Ōkyo’s keen eye is obvious in the firm grip of the monkey’s paws and the wrinkles around the monkey’s eyes, which gives an intensity to its gaze

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